Man dies inside burning home today in Cut Off

Published: Thursday, August 23, 2012 at 8:51 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, August 23, 2012 at 8:51 a.m.

David Richoux, 56, 223 E. 87th St., was found dead in his bedroom after firefighters got the fire under control.

The Larose Volunteer Fire Department was called to a home on East 87th Street after the Lafourche Sheriff’s Office received multiple reports of smoke, according to Fire Chief Freddy Guidry.

Firefighters arrived just after 1 a.m. to find heavy, pressurized smoke coming from the house. The fire broke through the roof shortly after they arrived, indicating that it had been burning for a while, Guidry said.

Volunteers were able to control the fire in parts of the house, he said. Shortly after they got the fire under control, they found Richoux on the floor in his bedroom. He was the only one inside the house when the fire broke out.

Guidry said it was the first fatal fire in Cut Off in years. The state Fire Marshal’s Office has been called in to investigate the cause. The home will likely be a total loss, he said.

<p>A man was killed in a fire early this morning in his home in Cut Off.</p><p>David Richoux, 56, 223 E. 87th St., was found dead in his bedroom after firefighters got the fire under control.</p><p>The Larose Volunteer Fire Department was called to a home on East 87th Street after the Lafourche Sheriff's Office received multiple reports of smoke, according to Fire Chief Freddy Guidry.</p><p>Firefighters arrived just after 1 a.m. to find heavy, pressurized smoke coming from the house. The fire broke through the roof shortly after they arrived, indicating that it had been burning for a while, Guidry said.</p><p>Volunteers were able to control the fire in parts of the house, he said. Shortly after they got the fire under control, they found Richoux on the floor in his bedroom. He was the only one inside the house when the fire broke out.</p><p>Guidry said it was the first fatal fire in Cut Off in years. The state Fire Marshal's Office has been called in to investigate the cause. The home will likely be a total loss, he said.</p>